Orthacanthacris Karsch 1896 (spur-throated grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Acrididae

Parent taxon: Cyrtacanthacridini according to D. C. Eades et al. 2012

See also Piton 1940 and Theobald 1937

Sister taxon: Patanga

Subtaxa: Orthacanthacris rhenana

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Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore

Distribution: found only at Kleinkembs (Oligocene of Germany)

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